Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted October 24th, 2013 in parliamentary papers by tracey

The Government response to the Design refinement consultation: : decisions and safeguarding directions for Northolt and Bromford, Cm 8709 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Report to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on the Government response to human rights judgments 2012–13 – Ministry of Justice

Posted October 24th, 2013 in human rights, judgments, parliamentary papers, reports by tracey

“This is the latest in a series of annual reports to the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) setting out the Government’s record on the implementation of adverse Human Rights judgments.”

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Ministry of Justice, 24th October 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Landlord handed £75K confiscation order after admitting planning breaches – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 24th, 2013 in confiscation, landlord & tenant, news, planning, proceeds of crime by tracey

“A landlord who illegally split two houses into flats has been ordered to pay a London council £75,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.”

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd October 2013

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Supreme Court considers definition of “terrorism” – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 24th, 2013 in appeals, jury directions, news, statutory interpretation, Supreme Court, terrorism by tracey

“R v Gul (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 64, 23 October 2013 – It is a platitude that one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. It is for precisely this reason that the international community has not been able to agree on a definition of terrorism to be embedded in international law. The issue in this appeal was whether the definition of ‘terrorism’ in the UK Terrorism Act 2000 includes military attacks by non-state armed groups against national or international armed forces in a non-international armed conflict.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd October 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Regina v Smith (Kim) – WLR Daily

Posted October 24th, 2013 in appeals, confiscation, gifts, law reports, proceeds of crime, sentencing by tracey

Regina v Smith (Kim): [2013] EWCA Crim 502;   [2013] WLR (D)  398

“In proceedings for a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the fact that an offender would not be able to recover a ‘tainted gift’ from the donee did not mean that the full value of that gift should not be counted towards the recoverable amount pursuant to section 9(1)(b) of the 2002 Act.”

WLR Daily, 8th March 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Commission of the European Union v Federal Republic of Germany – WLR Daily

Posted October 24th, 2013 in EC law, enforcement, judgments, law reports, treaties by tracey

Commission of the European Union v Federal Republic of Germany: (Case C-95/12);   [2013] WLR (D)  399

“The procedure laid down in article 260(2)FEU of the FEU Treaty had to be regarded as a special judicial procedure for the enforcement of the judgments of the court, ie a method of enforcement.”

WLR Daily, 22nd October 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted October 24th, 2013 in law reports by tracey

Supreme Court

Szepietowski v The National Crime Agency (Rev 1) [2013] UKSC 65 (23 October 2013)

Gul, R. v [2013] UKSC 64 (23 October 2013)

Woodland v Essex County Council [2013] UKSC 66 (23 October 2013)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Alphasteel Ltd v Shirkhani & Anor [2013] EWCA Civ 1272 (23 October 2013)

F (a child) [2013] EWCA Civ 1277 (23 October 2013)

HF (Iraq) & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 1276 (23 October 2013)

Nitikin & Ors v Novoship (UK) Ltd & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 1274 (23 October 2013)

PGF II SA v OMFS Company 1 Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1288 (23 October 2013)

Minerva Navigation Inc v Oceana Shipping AG [2013] EWCA Civ 1723 (23 October 2013)

Vagh, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 1253 (23 October 2013)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Wilson v R [2013] EWCA Crim 1780 (23 October 2013)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC v PSI Energy Holding Company BSC & Ors [2013] EWHC 3186 (Comm) (23 October 2013)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Kesabo & Ors v African Barrick Gold Plc & Anor [2013] EWHC 3198 (QB) (23 October 2013)

PNM v Times Newspapers Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 3177 (QB) (22 October 2013)

Source: www.bailii.org

 

Society backs challenge to advocacy quality scheme – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 24th, 2013 in barristers, judicial review, Law Society, news, quality assurance by tracey

“The Law Society was today granted permission to intervene in the judicial review of the Legal Services Board’s approval of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd October 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Ofcom upholds Lord McAlpine complaints – BBC News

Posted October 24th, 2013 in complaints, defamation, media, news by tracey

“Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has upheld complaints against episodes of Newsnight and This Morning which led to Lord McAlpine being wrongly implicated in child sex abuse allegations.”

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BBC News, 23rd October 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Richard III on the move again – pitched into the current judicial review debate – UK Human Rights Blog

“The Plantagenet Alliance Ltd (R o.t.a) v. Secretary of State for Justice and others, Haddon-Cave J, 18 October 2013 (PCO), and on permission, 15 August 2013. I posted here on the original judgment giving the Plantagenet Alliance permission to seek judicial review of the Secretary of State’s decision to re-bury Richard III in Leicester. At the time, the judge had made a full Protective Costs Order in favour of the Alliance, so that it would not have to pay costs if it lost. The judge had also ordered what he envisaged to be a short hearing to determine in what sum the Alliance’s costs should be capped. if it won.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd October 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Amelia Bowmar death: Darryl Elliott jailed for life – BBC News

Posted October 24th, 2013 in child abuse, murder, news, sentencing by tracey

“A father-of-two who murdered his partner’s young daughter has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 23rd October 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Christian seeks landmark ruling over Sunday shifts – Daily Telegraph

“Celestina Mba, a Christian care worker, asks the Court of Appeal to rule that she should not be forced by an employer to work on Sundays.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Press curbs ‘will damage Queen’s standing’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 24th, 2013 in charters, freedom of expression, media, news, Privy Council by tracey

“Politicians’ ‘repressive’ plans to regulate the press will undermine the country’s international standing and the reputation of the Queen, free speech groups have warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

New code of police ethics follows Plebgate – The Guardian

Posted October 24th, 2013 in codes of practice, news, police, professional conduct, select committees by tracey

“A tough new code of ethics for the police service will be heralded by the home secretary after three officers at the centre of allegations that they lied to discredit Andrew Mitchell refused repeatedly to apologise to him during an interrogation by MPs.”

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The Guardian, 23rd October 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Institutions still not safe from child sex abusers – National Crime Agency

Posted October 24th, 2013 in child abuse, news, reports, sexual offences, victims by tracey

“Organisations are at risk of being ‘complacent’ about tackling abuse because of a tendency to concentrate on historic cases, the new law enforcement agency has concluded in its first major report.”

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National Crime Agency, 24th October 2013

Source: www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk